[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 18, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E33]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                IN MEMORY OF JAMES LAWRENCE ``JIM'' ROSE

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                           HON. HAROLD ROGERS

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 18, 2012

  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a 
great leader, entrepreneur and motivator, James Lawrence ``Jim'' Rose. 
He was a great inspiration and will be missed across the Commonwealth.
  Jim Rose was a successful businessman with a thriving entrepreneurial 
mind and a philanthropic spirit. After attending Berea College and the 
University of Kentucky, Jim's first taste of success started in his 
hometown of Manchester, Kentucky. He launched a small coal company in 
1959, leading to his post as president and chief executive officer of 
Interstate Coal Company, continuing to span his company across a dozen 
counties in eastern Kentucky. When he retired in 1993, the company was 
one of the top three producers of coal in the Commonwealth and was 
nationally renowned for its safe coal mining practices and mine rescue 
team.
  In the late 1970's, Jim launched two successful banking ventures. He 
formed the United Bancorp of Kentucky, Inc. and guided a successful 
merger with National City Corporation in 1995. He and his wife Judy 
also became majority stockholders, in the Bank of Lexington and Trust 
Company and subsequently sold it. His savvy business instincts were 
coveted across the country and he proudly served as a director or 
member of numerous trade associations.
  With a golden heart of generosity, Jim committed a vast majority of 
his time to civic and charitable organizations. He served on the Board 
of Trustees of the University of Kentucky and the Albert B. Chandler 
Medical Center, Centre College, and Lees College. He was a founding 
member of the Commonwealth Endowment for Kentucky Educational 
Television and served as a member of Kentucky's State Investment 
Commission. He left one of his largest footprints at the Lexington 
Christian Academy, where the ``Rose Campus'' covers 75 acres in 
Lexington, Kentucky.
  Jim Rose leaves behind a devoted family: his loving wife of 49 years, 
Judy Sizemore Rose; his son, James F. ``Jamie'' Rose and his wife Kris; 
his daughter Sonya Rose Hiler and her husband Ken; eight grandchildren 
and three step-grandchildren. On behalf of my wife Cynthia and myself, 
I want to extend our deepest heartfelt sympathies to the Rose family.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring a dear friend 
and inspiration, the late Jim Rose.

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